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i know trying to work and keep the defense department focused and dealing with 3 million americans who serve courageously in that department, i know they count on your leadership and you are doing an outstanding job under very difficult circumstances. 100 100 years. i'm honored by the purpose of the anti-defamation league to , fight for equality and equal justice. this country was founded on the principles. the veryds us of purpose of our democracy and that makes all of you great american patriots. [applause] i think i first learned about l when i was in congress and i have the opportunity to be able to learn about it. i stayed with several members of us who stayede of in washington. we stayed together. i think it's fair to say it was animal house on capitol hill. [laughter] one of the members as pointed out in the photograph was chuck schumer, someone you all know and has a tremendous passion for israel. the bottom of the house in this living room area and we made a bed. i tried to get him to say a hail mary and he made me say the shema. we tried to cover all the bases and we did. i l
i know trying to work and keep the defense department focused and dealing with 3 million americans who serve courageously in that department, i know they count on your leadership and you are doing an outstanding job under very difficult circumstances. 100 100 years. i'm honored by the purpose of the anti-defamation league to , fight for equality and equal justice. this country was founded on the principles. the veryds us of purpose of our democracy and that makes all of you great american...
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i think this needs to be a department of defense activity. i think we need to scale this up and get serious. >> and if i may, mr. chairman, if i could just take -- >> and senator, if i could make this it the last question. i do not want you to mess up your 30-plus year perfect voting record as a member of congress. >> i cast the 11th largest number of votes out of 10,850 members of the house. so far i'm perfect in the senate. i was not in the house. if we did dramatically increase our military, what would the response be from the saudis, from the iranians, from the russians, from qatar and others? why does that give us a leadership role with them? why doesn't it just lead to an escalation rather than a reconciliation? >> i think the practical problem we face right now, senator, is that people who are syrian nationalists, people who are dedicated to the idea of a non-sectarian government of citizenship in the future are the ones finding themselves squeezed out of the picture as private money from the gulf, plus what ambassador ford described a
i think this needs to be a department of defense activity. i think we need to scale this up and get serious. >> and if i may, mr. chairman, if i could just take -- >> and senator, if i could make this it the last question. i do not want you to mess up your 30-plus year perfect voting record as a member of congress. >> i cast the 11th largest number of votes out of 10,850 members of the house. so far i'm perfect in the senate. i was not in the house. if we did dramatically...
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and the defense minister from brussels before he went to afghanistan. he feels that things have significantly improved and changed for the better during the last 10 years. i have been there perhaps 12 times or so. the staff later will tell me if it is really a 11 or 13. we've been there a lot. strikinges are pretty especially in the last few years. that is not the impression the american people have. that, to me, is the obvious fact that things have changed and changed for the better in afghanistan. first of all, it's more secure. we and our allies have made a the growth, the strength of the afghan army and the police now which has grown in a much more capable and respected force including the acal police, which has made major difference particularly in the villages about anna stan -- villages of afghanistan. the most feared force are those 25,000 local police feared by the taliban. because they are so directly ed to the homes and they become a major threat to the taliban control and success. they are a resilient force and should not be underestimated.
and the defense minister from brussels before he went to afghanistan. he feels that things have significantly improved and changed for the better during the last 10 years. i have been there perhaps 12 times or so. the staff later will tell me if it is really a 11 or 13. we've been there a lot. strikinges are pretty especially in the last few years. that is not the impression the american people have. that, to me, is the obvious fact that things have changed and changed for the better in...
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an army for our defense. our security forces are aiming at defending iraq and its sovereignty and not targeting any countries. >> as someone who used to be a politician, i should know better than to ask such a question. [laughter] is there a common vision for governing iraq shared by the political block and if the answer is no, what could be done about that? >> the answer is, yes. definitely yes. to the exception of those who do not want to work in the interest of iraq and those who have specific agendas. all of the iraqis say yes. we have a common ground, a common vision based on the constitution, the institutions that we built. if you want to ask me why you have problems, i would say democracy needs lots of time and solutions. e have a heavy legacy. moving from central government based on one single nationality into democracy is not something easy. national identity -- all of this eeds time. none of the iraqis wants the return of a single party or needs a country without a constitution. the problem is about
an army for our defense. our security forces are aiming at defending iraq and its sovereignty and not targeting any countries. >> as someone who used to be a politician, i should know better than to ask such a question. [laughter] is there a common vision for governing iraq shared by the political block and if the answer is no, what could be done about that? >> the answer is, yes. definitely yes. to the exception of those who do not want to work in the interest of iraq and those who...
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that's due to previous secretaries of defense. panetta, gates, all the previous secretaries, this organization, the american people, our congress, past presidents -- we've all worked together to strengthen this relationship. another area of our common security interests is preventing iran from obtaining a nuclear [applause] the united states is presently testing iranian intentions for a diplomatic solution. as we engage iran along with our partners, we are very clear-eyed about the reality in the middle east. iran is a state sponsor of terror, responsible for spreading hatred and extremism throughout the region. but foreign policy is not a zero-sum game. if we can find ways to resolve disputes peacefully, we are wise to explore them. engagement is not appeasement, nor is it containment. we know what those are, we know where they lead, and we will not pursue them. and president obama has repeatedly made clear that words are not enough. action must match words. we understand why this is so important to so many people. because we've
that's due to previous secretaries of defense. panetta, gates, all the previous secretaries, this organization, the american people, our congress, past presidents -- we've all worked together to strengthen this relationship. another area of our common security interests is preventing iran from obtaining a nuclear [applause] the united states is presently testing iranian intentions for a diplomatic solution. as we engage iran along with our partners, we are very clear-eyed about the reality in...
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can perhaps that as given and relies we do have a number of people working very hard in the nation's defense and interest. privacy ised with the systems are constrained and controlled within a very small they can swing out of control beyond what is intended. this is by no means unusual given the history. this was used for political games that were later rolled unconstitutional. what we need to do is look at where are the points in which this can be controlled? where are the points we can observe to make sure the system cannot be subverted. we are lacking in the transparency. the fact that people who have the order served against them cannot talk about them, cannot areg them up for a court all considerable problems in terms of writing any wrongs or oversight. that should be addressed. in particular, we have heard how elected representatives are unable to hear all of the information about the programs, to engage the cleared staff and have conversations with each other about the issues involved. to my knowledge, we have not elected any terrorist to congress. we are not in a position where we ha
can perhaps that as given and relies we do have a number of people working very hard in the nation's defense and interest. privacy ised with the systems are constrained and controlled within a very small they can swing out of control beyond what is intended. this is by no means unusual given the history. this was used for political games that were later rolled unconstitutional. what we need to do is look at where are the points in which this can be controlled? where are the points we can...
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in the face of reduced deficits and defense budgets, new challenges, our defense institutions must be shaped to continuingmilitary's readiness. that includes a continued focus on capacity building for our allies and our partners and working closely with them and through alliances. but today, we face the danger that our current budget crisis and the steep, abrupt, and deep cuts imposed by sequestration will cause an unnecessary strategically unsound and dangerous degradation in military readiness and capability. as you know, the department is facing sequester level cuts in the order of $500 billion over 10 years. the 10-in addition to inr $487 billion reduction eod budget that is already underway. fast, too are too abrupt, and to irresponsible. dod took a $37 billion sequester cut during the past fiscal year, and we could be forced to absorb a $52 billion sequester cut this fiscal year. we're looking at nearly one dollar trillion in dod cuts over this 10-year period unless there is a new budget agreement. we are currently operating under no budget, under a continuing resolution which c
in the face of reduced deficits and defense budgets, new challenges, our defense institutions must be shaped to continuingmilitary's readiness. that includes a continued focus on capacity building for our allies and our partners and working closely with them and through alliances. but today, we face the danger that our current budget crisis and the steep, abrupt, and deep cuts imposed by sequestration will cause an unnecessary strategically unsound and dangerous degradation in military...
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it is the secretary of defense and the deputy secretary of defense. john and i each had the pleasure of working inside that box, not as the secretary, mind you, but as the deputy, and we will both tell you there are some downsides to this arrangement. since the secretary chooses who gets what assignments, you can guess who visits with foreign leaders, and who gets to go to guantanamo. having watched firsthand from the closest possible position , i can tell you oft secretary hagel has one the toughest jobs in the world. combination unique of personal qualities. when you consider secretary hagel's experience and achievements, his resume reads like he has prepared for the job his entire life. his patriotism is unquestioned. even though he could have gone off to college, instead, he , earningin the army two purple hearts for being wounded in combat. he is a highly successful businessman who understands the financial and organizational complexities of the job. he is a former senator, quit to deal with political realities. he was involved in television, so
it is the secretary of defense and the deputy secretary of defense. john and i each had the pleasure of working inside that box, not as the secretary, mind you, but as the deputy, and we will both tell you there are some downsides to this arrangement. since the secretary chooses who gets what assignments, you can guess who visits with foreign leaders, and who gets to go to guantanamo. having watched firsthand from the closest possible position , i can tell you oft secretary hagel has one the...
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we are a small defense force. we need capabilities that support those very specific things that we need to do, largely in the southwest pacific . largely run amphibious capability. around amphibious capability. we can see a situation where we would need that capability or be able to afford it. and that is where we are. >> thank you. >> thank you. cheers. and a few moments, former florida governor jeb bush is honored by the jack kemp foundation. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern. >> the head of the centers for medicare and medicaid services will testify this morning before the house ways and means committee about implementing the health care law and the website healthcare.gov. we will have that live at 10:00 eastern on c-span three. also, the house intelligence committee will examine nsa surveillance programs. witnesses include james clapper, alexander. and keith >> former florida governor jeb bush says conservatives will have a difficult time regaining power nationally unless they are more politically i
we are a small defense force. we need capabilities that support those very specific things that we need to do, largely in the southwest pacific . largely run amphibious capability. around amphibious capability. we can see a situation where we would need that capability or be able to afford it. and that is where we are. >> thank you. >> thank you. cheers. and a few moments, former florida governor jeb bush is honored by the jack kemp foundation. "washington journal" is live...
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obamacare itself and of the kind of problems we can expect if washington democrats continue their stubborn defense of this partisan law. now, mr. president, on another .atter politicians regularly come to washington promising fiscal responsibility. since congress passed the bca with overwhelming bipartisan , washington has actually reduced the level of government spending for two years running. the bca savings are such a big deal that the president inpaigned on it endlessly 2012. he bragged about the bipartisan .uts he told audiences from california to baltimore that he signed $2 trillion in spending cuts into law. like to say these days, elections matter and the president explicitly stated that he put these on the back of the bipartisan spending cuts. fromet the exit polls november. two thirds said raising taxes to cut the deficit was a nonstarter. whiched to obamacare, more voters said they wanted to repeal, the levels of support are striking. if our friends on the other side contradict -- keep obamacare contradicted by the then have to called the mandate for reducing the size of government day
obamacare itself and of the kind of problems we can expect if washington democrats continue their stubborn defense of this partisan law. now, mr. president, on another .atter politicians regularly come to washington promising fiscal responsibility. since congress passed the bca with overwhelming bipartisan , washington has actually reduced the level of government spending for two years running. the bca savings are such a big deal that the president inpaigned on it endlessly 2012. he bragged...
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what defense do we need? what defense can we afford? we want a strategy-driven, resource-informed solution. there is another twist to this. a budget process has gone from cumbersome to counterproductive to slightly insane. we will talk about that a little bit later on. you could not ask for a better panel to help us figure this all out. the gentleman to my right needs no introduction and yet i am a slave to orthodoxy so i will offer one. rudy deleon, his term as deputy secretary of defense under bill clinton capped a quarter-century of government service that included posts such as under secretary of the air force. before that he was on congressional staff holding various positions including staff director for the house armed services committee. after leaving government service, he ran boeing's office for several years. currently he is senior vice president for national security at the center for american progress here in washington. he will speak for five minutes. >> thank you for the invitation. i thank the sponsors for the chance to
what defense do we need? what defense can we afford? we want a strategy-driven, resource-informed solution. there is another twist to this. a budget process has gone from cumbersome to counterproductive to slightly insane. we will talk about that a little bit later on. you could not ask for a better panel to help us figure this all out. the gentleman to my right needs no introduction and yet i am a slave to orthodoxy so i will offer one. rudy deleon, his term as deputy secretary of defense...
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was most clearly brought out with the national security doctrine of 2002, the preemptive doctrine of defense. it has been debated ever since. i do not think we have sorted it out. we have not come up with a clear answer to that question. what happens now is case-by-case, we evaluate whether these things violate some sort of sovereign principle. this is really messy, and it ill not get better soon. there is a moral discussion and there is a practical discussion, keeping america safe. these things mixed together in a way that is not quite as clear as the constitutional and personal debate in the united states. >> i would need some help in you framing the question to understand how you would want me to address it on the omestic front. >> any of the cartels that operate along the lines of communication in and out of texas. a 45-minute running gun battle in downtown nuevo laredo included hand grenades and automatic weapons. that type of information. we are connecting the dots. data and information are intelligence. we are putting intelligence and security in the lead in terms of what is now the r
was most clearly brought out with the national security doctrine of 2002, the preemptive doctrine of defense. it has been debated ever since. i do not think we have sorted it out. we have not come up with a clear answer to that question. what happens now is case-by-case, we evaluate whether these things violate some sort of sovereign principle. this is really messy, and it ill not get better soon. there is a moral discussion and there is a practical discussion, keeping america safe. these...
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this question was most clearly brought out with the preemptive doctrine of defense. it has been debated ever since. i do not think we have sorted it out. we have not come up with a clear answer to that question. what happens now is case-by- case, we evaluate whether these things violate some sort of sovereign principle. there is a moral discussion and there is a practical discussion, keeping america safe. these things mixed together in a way that is not quite as clear as the constitutional and personal debate in the united states. >> i would need some help in you framing the question to understand how you would want me to address it on the domestic front. >> any of the cartels that operate along the lines of communication in texas. a 45 minute running gun battle in downtown nuevo laredo included hand grenades and automatic weapons. that type of information. we are connecting the dots. data and information are intelligence. we are putting intelligence and security in the lead in terms of what is now the right to protect. the debate here is security over in my mind, we
this question was most clearly brought out with the preemptive doctrine of defense. it has been debated ever since. i do not think we have sorted it out. we have not come up with a clear answer to that question. what happens now is case-by- case, we evaluate whether these things violate some sort of sovereign principle. there is a moral discussion and there is a practical discussion, keeping america safe. these things mixed together in a way that is not quite as clear as the constitutional and...
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adkins' actions in the battle by the department of defense, secretary of defense hagel recently wrote to congress that mr. adkins' actions merited the medal of honor and congress should waive the time requirement -- if congress waived the time requirement, he would recommend to president obama that he should give the medal to mr. adkins. mr. speaker, i'm going to offer the letter from secretary hagel . the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. rogers: this bill would allow mr. donald sloat to be considered for the medal of honor. in 1970 while serving in vietnam, then specialist donald sloat, a machine gunner with company d, second battalion, first infantry regimen, 196th light infantry, american division, he was killed saving the life of his squad members by shielding them from the blast. for his ultimate sacrifice to save his fellow soldiers, the d.o.d. determined that mr. sloat's actions merited consideration for the medal of honor. mr. speaker, i'd like to commend the department of defense for completing the review of jewish and hispanic american veterans going back to world
adkins' actions in the battle by the department of defense, secretary of defense hagel recently wrote to congress that mr. adkins' actions merited the medal of honor and congress should waive the time requirement -- if congress waived the time requirement, he would recommend to president obama that he should give the medal to mr. adkins. mr. speaker, i'm going to offer the letter from secretary hagel . the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. rogers: this bill would allow mr. donald...
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to navy, reaction expansion and defense. what is the difference with united states is not the point weapons to the borders, it is -- countries that are important to the united states. within expansion in europe. -- we are seeing an expansion in europe. what has developed is providing security for the members and the others. lineseans we are dividing , moving toward the east. and is not us. it is nato moving to us. so far, relations between the russians have not developed to the extent we feel very much relaxed about. however, there are things that are developing it in this relations that is good. i was the first russian ambassador to the secretary- general of nato. i remember the high expectations of the moment for the development. it did not materialize. why, i cantion as to have a separate event. what i am suggesting is, the reality of such it's not toward viewed and saved, the united states and their allies with military assets toward us. agreement for an the european security. looking for an interesting onponse and an ar
to navy, reaction expansion and defense. what is the difference with united states is not the point weapons to the borders, it is -- countries that are important to the united states. within expansion in europe. -- we are seeing an expansion in europe. what has developed is providing security for the members and the others. lineseans we are dividing , moving toward the east. and is not us. it is nato moving to us. so far, relations between the russians have not developed to the extent we feel...
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i think this needs to be a department of defense activity. i think we need to scale this up and get serious. >> and if i may, mr. chairman, if i could just take -- >> and senator, if i could make this it the last question. i do not want you to mess up your 30-plus year perfect voting record as a member of congress. >> i cast the 11th largest number of votes out of 10,850 members of the house. so far i'm perfect in the senate. i was not in the house. if we did dramatically increase our military, what would the response be from the saudis, from the iranians, from the russians, from qatar and others? why does that give us a leadership role with them? why doesn't it just lead to an escalation rather than a reconciliation? >> i think the practical problem we face right now, senator, is that people who are syrian nationalists, people who are dedicated to the idea of a non-sectarian government of citizenship in the future are the ones finding themselves squeezed out of the picture as private money from the gulf, plus what ambassador ford described a
i think this needs to be a department of defense activity. i think we need to scale this up and get serious. >> and if i may, mr. chairman, if i could just take -- >> and senator, if i could make this it the last question. i do not want you to mess up your 30-plus year perfect voting record as a member of congress. >> i cast the 11th largest number of votes out of 10,850 members of the house. so far i'm perfect in the senate. i was not in the house. if we did dramatically...
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to a point where you go through the normal process of moving the bill, the labor education bill, the defense bill, move them all individually. there is not enough time when we talk about the calendar. there is not enough time to move all of the bills individually at this point. host: sarah from dover, pennsylvania. caller: good morning. i would like to change the subject a little bit if i can. i live on medicare. the medicare and food stamps -- $125 a week.g on if they take food stamps away --m me -- the [indiscernible] he needs to feeds us first before he feeds anyone else. have a place to live. our guys come home from the service. they are losing because they have no place to live. i would like to see that to happen, too. thank you. host: there is a story in politico. the headline talks about the farm bill that he gets no respect, referencing rodney dangerfield. why is this an important discussion happening? guest: the last time we had a inm bill, that law expired 2008. what is it 2013? it has been five years since we had a new farm bill passed. the fact they are going into conference to s
to a point where you go through the normal process of moving the bill, the labor education bill, the defense bill, move them all individually. there is not enough time when we talk about the calendar. there is not enough time to move all of the bills individually at this point. host: sarah from dover, pennsylvania. caller: good morning. i would like to change the subject a little bit if i can. i live on medicare. the medicare and food stamps -- $125 a week.g on if they take food stamps away --m...
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that department of defense video really confirms that. that said, despite the optics, we do know one thing, that alexander plans to leave his post sometime in the next few months and that will touch off another fight on o, especially for those who want to see the nsa not only with more oversight but determining his successor on cyber command as well. romm, technology reporter for politico, thanks for your time. guest: thanks for having me. host: now we turn true all of you on these nsa spying programs. j in atlanta, georgia. caller: good morning. i will be brief. inst, these programs started 2002 under george bush and a new york paper talk about that yesterday. second, these things have been going on -- whenever we spy on them, they spy on us. it has just been brought to life under president obama and i more it is obama bashing, of the same. my question is this --what is the big deal? it is not like we are sitting and listening to people's wordin g. they monitor millions of calls. about them doing something in the legislature now, they ma
that department of defense video really confirms that. that said, despite the optics, we do know one thing, that alexander plans to leave his post sometime in the next few months and that will touch off another fight on o, especially for those who want to see the nsa not only with more oversight but determining his successor on cyber command as well. romm, technology reporter for politico, thanks for your time. guest: thanks for having me. host: now we turn true all of you on these nsa spying...
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areomes as officials analyzing how defense contractor aaron alexis was able to have a secret clearance despite a series of violent outbursts, repeated russia's with the law, and concerns about his mental health. live coverage of the hearing at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. spancan see that here on c- or listen on c-span radio. these are the latest headlines on c-span radio. was officiallyg my grandmother's white house were trip. lady bird johnson went looking for portraits of the first ladies to hang in the white house. she thought that was important. she looked high and low and she official find her portrait. she called and said, mrs. truman, do you know where that painting is? we can't find it. yeah, it is on my wall. said you really shouldn't have that. my grandmother said, no, it is my painting. it is on my wall. i think mrs. johnson tried a few more times. we will continue our series live on monday as we look at first lady mimi eisenhower. continues. journal" host: in our last segment this morning, we are joined by editorr jones" story lauren williams from the d.c. bureau in washington
areomes as officials analyzing how defense contractor aaron alexis was able to have a secret clearance despite a series of violent outbursts, repeated russia's with the law, and concerns about his mental health. live coverage of the hearing at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. spancan see that here on c- or listen on c-span radio. these are the latest headlines on c-span radio. was officiallyg my grandmother's white house were trip. lady bird johnson went looking for portraits of the first ladies to...
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what i heard from you was a robust defense of the status quo. that isn't necessarily what i have heard in other hearings. andve heard your openness the four different ways that we would measure how we use this make the data. -- this metadata. i think we need to move on that. the people who are concerned about this, and that is a lot of patriots, feel that this has to be -- that this must be changed. questions.uple of what about having an official provideof the nsa to beor approval of what would reasonable, articulable suspicion's in order to query name and askuery a for that information? >> if i could, let me just address -- my intent was not to say anyone here in congress or anyone else was less noble. my intent was, in that discussion, to let you know in what i see in the people executing these responsibilities -- it was not meant against anyone else. i feel like i have a responsibility to stand up for them. you know most of these people. that is part one. 2 -- >> that again implies they need to be stood up for. that thehas suggested loyal and
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and the department of defense. we want these officials to talk with us this morning about the critical security related policies and procedures and also the coordinated reviews of these processes now under way throughout the government in the aftermath of the navy yard tragedy and other resent incidents. -- recent incidents. we also will hear from an expert at the government accountability office, affectionately known as g.a.o., which has produced a wide body of work on the security clearance process, welcome. this hearing goes on the ongoing good work of our subcommittees which held a hearing on security clearances just this past june under the able leadership of senators tester, mccaskill, and johnson. that hearing exposed the urgent need for additional resources for the inspector general at the office of personnel management to enable the -- that i.g. to conduct important oversight of background investigations. in july, our committee approved a portion of a bill sponsored by senator tester and co-sponsored by dr
and the department of defense. we want these officials to talk with us this morning about the critical security related policies and procedures and also the coordinated reviews of these processes now under way throughout the government in the aftermath of the navy yard tragedy and other resent incidents. -- recent incidents. we also will hear from an expert at the government accountability office, affectionately known as g.a.o., which has produced a wide body of work on the security clearance...